HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-07-19, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012.Special events scheduled to kick off HomecomingBy Jo-Ann McDonaldHomecoming is just eight daysfrom today’s newspaper and wehope everyone is getting excited. We
hope everyone drops into the
Hoedown tent, right beside the
farmers’ market tent, and visits the
registration table. The volunteers
manning the table will collect your
names and contact information for
future events and get your name tag.
You can visit with the volunteers
and pick up your tickets for the
barbecues. They will also have
Homecoming hats, bandanas and a
display of Brussels Public School
memorabilia. They will be at the
booth starting at 1 p.m. through the
afternoon and evening on Friday and
through the weekend.
The farmers’ market is also going
to have special hours for the kickoff
of Homecoming. They are going to
set up and operate from noon until 6
p.m. for Homecoming Friday. The
new manager, Jessica Baer, has also
arranged music throughout the
afternoon and face painting for
children from 2-4 p.m. The early
arrivals coming home to their
country village will have the
opportunity to experience the
newest venture for the village of
Brussels and pick up some tasty
home-grown, home-baked and
homemade products from our area.
With the population of Brussels
expanding over the weekend, food
will be a high priority on everyone’s
list. Folks will need to know what
delicious choices there are to enjoy
in Brussels and what special features
they may be offering.The ever-popular and long-standing business of JR’s will openat their regular hours and provide an
all-day breakfast, daily specials,
their full-course menu, chicken and
pizza along with lots of cold drinks.
Our newest restaurant, Cinnamon
Jim’s will also offer an all-day
breakfast with a special omelet and
crepe menu. They also will have
their usual healthy choice of
sandwiches and salads and a special
Cowboy Wrap and root beer float.
Cold drinks and hot drinks, with $1
from every coffee sale being
donated to the Brussels Library
Fund! Saturday will feature readings
from Catharine McColl’s book
Happy as the Grass was Green,
stories of Brussels, all day long.
Cinnamon Jim’s will also be open
on Sunday to accommodate the
crowds of hungry visitors.
The Parent Support Committee of
the Brussels Cadet Corp 2967 will
barbecue hot dogs and have cold
drinks at the soap box derby at the
corner of Turnberry and Dunedin for
the kids and spectators of the soap
box derby event on Saturday
morning. They will also be cooking
on Sunday to help feed the car show
enthusiasts at the Legion corner. Hot
dogs and cold drinks will be
available and all funds go to support
the Cadet activities.
You can also choose to support the
Brussels United Church at their
breakfast on Saturday morning
beginning at 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.
They will be serving up a full menu
of bacon, ham, scrambled eggs,home fries, toast, juice and coffeefor a donation of $7 each and pre-schoolers are free. Proceeds go to
supporting the expenses of the
church.
The newest business on Main
Street Brussels is Treats on
Turnberry and their specialty is ice
cream! They have 16 flavours to
satisfy any palette and have shakes
and cold drinks to help cool
everyone during the day. They also
have bagged candy and snacks to
satisfy the sweet tooth in all of us.
They are going to be open from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. to serve the many
visitors in town and they are
bringing in Tim Hortons coffee. The
coffee will be available by donation
with the proceeds going to support
the minor ball and soccer of
Brussels.
The Brussels Legion is operating
the food booth at the Tigers ball
tournament. They will have
hamburgers, French fries, hot dogs
and cold drinks for all. A selection
of children’s snacks and cold
freezies to beat the heat will be
available. It’s always a busy spot,
but extra manpower will be on hand
to handle the crowds. Proceeds from
the booth will go towards the
accessibility fund for the Branch.
The Brussels Figure Skating Club
will have food available at the north
end of town at the Optimist
Clubhouse, where the Boothill Bash
and Volleyball tournament is being
held. They will be available from
Friday night through to Sunday,
covering the busy lunch and dinner
times. The menu will include beef
on a bun but has not been finalized at
time of writing. The funds raised
will support the Figure Skating
Club.
The Brussels Agricultural Society
Beef BBQ dinner, featuring the
expertise and talents of Cardiff
Catering, will be held on Saturday
evening from 5-7 p.m. at the BMG
Community Centre. This is the 151st
year for the Agricultural Society and
the Brussels Fall Fair and the
proceeds will support our wonderful
fair. The many talents of the
members of the Fair Board will
provide the delicious homemade
pies for dessert to top off the beef,
potatoes, salads, veggies and more
for the dinner. Tickets are $15,
children under 12 – $6 and
preschool are free and are available
at the Homecoming Hoedown Tent
or from the many Ag Society
members. Tickets can be ordered
from Nicole Noble at 519-531-0484.
No-one needs to leave Brussels
and Homecoming hungry, because
Sunday evening the Brussels St.
John’s Anglican Church will host a
pork chop barbecue at the BMG
Community Centre. They have held
this fundraiser since 1970, originally
at the church and then moved to the
arena to accommodate the ever-
increasing numbers of diners. The
small-but-mighty group of
Anglicans will rally to provide a
delicious meal from the unique
flavour of fresh, regular pork chops
cooked over a wood and charcoal
fire of the Optimist big barbecue,
alongside baked potatoes, coleslaw,
vegetables and yummy desserts.
Tickets are cheaper in advance at
$14 or $15 at the door, preteen $6 or
$7 at door, preschool free and are
available from most members of the
Church, McCutcheon Motors,
Homecoming Tent or call Sharon at
519-887-9095 or Bev at 519-887-
9439.
There are plenty of places to eat
around town, but folks will have to
stock up at home for lots of other
groceries as well. Drop into the
Brussels Foodland and meet the new
manager, Keith Bell. He is busy
ordering in plenty of supplies tomeet everyone’s needs over thecelebration weekend.Drop into the many venues andsupport Brussels Homecoming andyour country village.
The sheriff and his deputy
Zac Whitmore, right, did his best to keep his classmates,
like Sam Snyders, left, in line at the Art Hooligan program
last week which ran Monday through Friday in Blyth. The
program is hosted by the Blyth Festival. The next session
runs August 20 to 24 with an early registration bonus
ending August 5. (Denny Scott photo)
Obituaries
Pet store
Rachel Hastings, right, ran the pet store at the Huron
Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church in Auburn for their
Vacation Bible School. People would visit the pet store,
which was part of a large bazaar-like event in the church’s
basement last week, like Harmony McCue, shown here,
and check out the pets that could use a hug and some
playtime. (Denny Scott photo)
GRETA EILEEN WEBSTER
Greta Eileen Webster of
Wingham, passed away at Wingham
and District Hospital on Friday, July
13, 2012. She was 86.
Greta was the beloved wife of the
late George Elgin Webster who
predeceased her in 1999. She was
the loving mother of Brenda and
Terry Rutledge of RR 1, Auburn and
mother-in-law of Don Vincent of
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and the
dear grandmother of six
grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren. Greta was the sister
of Mary Robinson and Lorne and
Margaret Humphrey, all of
Wingham; sister-in-law of Doris
Humphrey, Betty Humphrey and
Mary Humphrey.
Greta was predeceased by her
daughter Carol Vincent and siblings
Freida, Bill, Harold, Caroline and
Lloyd.
Visitation was held at McBurney
Funeral Home Ltd., Wingham on
Monday. The funeral service was
held at the funeral home chapel on
Tuesday. Rev. Hannah Lee
officiated. Interment was in
Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow.
Memorial donations to Wingham
Hospital Palliative Care, St. Helen’s
Hall or Wingham United Church
would be appreciated as expressions
of sympathy.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
North St. West, Wingham
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